Clawed Salamander

Clawed Salamanders
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Lissamphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Hynobiidae
Genus:	Onychodactylus
Species
See table

The genus Onychodactylus or clawed salamanders is composed of two species, both endemic to East Asia. The species Onychodactylus fischeri is found on the Korean peninsula, as well as in the Russian Far East and adjacent regions of China. The species Onychodactylus japonicus is found in Japan, on the islands of Shikoku and Honshū. Both species are lungless with moderately developed parotoid glands. They inhabit moist forested mountains near small rivers, streams, and lakes. Adults of both species can reach a length of 19 cm.

Species

Binomial Name and Author	Common Name
Onychodactylus fischeri (Boulenger, 1886)	Fischer's Clawed Salamander
Onychodactylus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)	Japanese Clawed Salamander

External links

• Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Onychodactylus. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: July 28, 2008).
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian declines, conservation, natural history, and taxonomy. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Onychodactylus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: November 20, 2010).

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